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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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The marriages are not legally binding, but viewers see the couples go on honeymoon, before moving in together and navigating their relationships - all while being filmed, almost every day.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Importantly, stronger receptor binding does not automatically establish that muscle regeneration itself has improved.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The current Plaid Cymru government's ambition is for Wales, as a whole, to reach net zero by 2040 - which is ten years sooner than the current legally binding target for Wales and UK.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Understanding its precise structure could help researchers design more effective compounds that prevent the toxin from binding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The escape instructions, prepared carefully by his MI6 handlers, had been sealed into the hardcover binding of a book.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

"You can think of it as a basket that allows us to capture metals and position them in ways to encourage specific types of bindings."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

"The footprints of craftworking buildings were found along with evidence for different stages of production, including the creation of vellum, pigments for the pages and glass stud mounts for the cover and bindings," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

On view are examples of bulbous book bindings, acid-etched vases, satin capes, parchment-covered cabinets, angular decanters, diamond-decorated cloche hats, geometric malachite brooches, stark bas-reliefs, Brancusi-faced collar ads, and boxy, black-lacquer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

We clicked into bindings that held only our toes in place for the uphill, and then, with a quick adjustment, locked our heels in place for the downhill run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

My bindings only tightened with my squirming, and the trolls were now packed in a circle around me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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